Caution

The Packaging and Development guide is currently undergoing a major overhaul to bring it up to date. The current state you are seeing now is a preview of this effort.

The current version is unstable (changing URLs can occur at any time) and most content is not in properly reviewed yet. Proceed with caution and be aware of technical inaccuracies.

If you are an experienced packager and would like to contribute, we would love for you to be involved! See our contribution page for details of how to join in.

Merge a package from Debian

This article is still work in progress. You can use the Ubuntu Maintainer Handbook in the meantime.

Note

Be aware that the Ubuntu Maintainer Handbook was written for server team and not a general audience.